Fragile empire : how Russia fell in and out of love with Vladimir Putin

From Kaliningrad on the Baltic to the Russian Far East, journalist Ben Judah has travelled throughout Russia and the former Soviet republics, conducting extensive interviews with President Vladimir Putin's friends, foes, and colleagues, government officials, business tycoons, mobsters, and ordinary Russian citizens. 'Fragile Empire' is the fruit of Judah's thorough research: a probing assessment of Putin's rise to power and what it has meant for Russia and her people.더 읽기…

Introduction: the weakest strongman --
Part one: The rise of the lieutenant colonel. The president from nowhere --
The videocracy --
The great turn --
The vertical of power --
Putin's court --
Dizzy with success --
Part two: Watch the throne. Servant Medvedev --
Navalny and the evolution of the opposition --
The Decembrists --
Moscow is not Russia --
Moscow the colonialist --
Chinese nightmares --
Conclusion: the ghosts.

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Ben Judah.

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Offers a probing assessment of Putin's rise to power and what it has meant for Russia and her people. In this title, the author argues that Putinism has brought economic growth to Russia but also weaker institutions, and this contradiction leads to instability.더 읽기…

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"[An] astute new book on Russia."--David Frum, "The Atlantic"--David Frum "The Atlantic "

"From Kaliningrad on the Baltic to the Russian Far East, journalist Ben Judah has travelled throughout Russia and the former Soviet republics, conducting extensive interviews with President Vladimir Putin's friends, foes, and colleagues, government officials, business tycoons, mobsters, and ordinary Russian citizens. 'Fragile Empire' is the fruit of Judah's thorough research: a probing assessment of Putin's rise to power and what it has meant for Russia and her people."@en

"Introduction: the weakest strongman -- Part one: The rise of the lieutenant colonel. The president from nowhere -- The videocracy -- The great turn -- The vertical of power -- Putin's court -- Dizzy with success -- Part two: Watch the throne. Servant Medvedev -- Navalny and the evolution of the opposition -- The Decembrists -- Moscow is not Russia -- Moscow the colonialist -- Chinese nightmares -- Conclusion: the ghosts."@en